as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot

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Recent Examples of woozy The tone shifts, though, becoming myopic and even a little queasy once the film leaves high school behind and heads deeper into the forest, literally and figuratively, a shift that mimics the swoony, woozy, consumptive rush of first love — just what Hardwicke intended to capture. Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025 That Jia could make anything out of that flotsam and jetsam is astonishing, but his ability to not only recreate those time frames but craft all of it into a woozy, free-floating memory piece is miraculous. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025 The black-and-white jacket, with its woozy vertical stripes, was designed by Pat Campano, who also made exuberant stage wear for the Supremes. Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Trailblazer, the follow-up to her 2024 LP Country Curious, is a combination of woozy, mesmeric country songs elegantly paired with indie vibes. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woozy
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Adjective
  • If those two regularly start games together alongside Solanke or Richarlison, opposition defences will be left feeling dizzy.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2025
  • Over at the theme park's Universal Studios, a 72-year-old woman reported feeling weak and dizzy after spending time on the Jimmy Fallon Race Through New York attraction in May.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 26 July 2025
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  • The girls are giddy; excited about their adventure.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The East German guards, many still in uniform but without their lethal machine guns, seemed amused, almost giddy.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025

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“Woozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woozy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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